33 Quotes by Irene Dunne

There seems to be a general impression that to be known as normal in Hollywood is akin to being labeled as rare animal in a zoo.

But that's why there are so few women stars today. Pornography has taken away the mystery.

Nothing can replace the excitement, the magic, and yes the glamour of a Ziegfeld show.

I like the fog that creeps over the whole city every night about five, and the warm protective feeling it gives...and lights of San Francisco at night, the fog horn, the bay at dusk and the little flower stands where spring flowers appear before anywhere else in the country...But, most of all, I like the view of the ocean from the Cliff House.

I drifted into acting and drifted out. Acting is not everything. Living is.

if we don't stand for something, you may be sure we will fall for anything.

Of course WE never had to do nude scenes. I'm glad, too, because I'm susceptible to pneumonia.

I appeared with many leading men. But working with Cary Grant was different from working with other actors. He was much more fun! I think we were a successful team because we enjoyed working together tremendously, and that pleasure must have shown through onto the screen. I will always remember two compliments he made me. He said I had perfect timing in comedy and that I was the sweetest smelling actress he ever worked with.

Trying to build the brotherhood of man without the fatherhood of God is like trying to make a wheel without a hub.